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Meetings combine the privacy of a closed Meetup group backed by expert ASCA Support material provided by the Morris Center for such purposes.

We want you to know that you are not broken, and you are not alone. There will be more meetings available soon. Thank you for your patience while we grow.​*Survivors Anonymous peer support group meetings are led by a survivor with no formal education in therapy.*

​If you are not a member of Meetup, you will need to "Sign up" and create a Profile. You may "Sign up" or "Log in" from the links on that page. The cost is free. Once you are a member of Meetup.com, click "Request to join" in the red rectangle to join our group.

​From there you may "contact the Organizer(s)" for more information before requesting to join the group. In addition, you may supply your first name only on the Meetup Profile. Your last name will be required to be sent to the Organizer(s) to complete the join request.

​This process allows us to remain anonymous to non-members. Even the meeting location is for members only. This helps to keep the meeting safe and appropriate for doing the work of recovery.

​​Thank you for your understanding, patience, and courage! Congratulations for taking a huge step toward healing.​

The heart of the program is comprised of two components. One half is a guide called the "Survivor to Thriver" manual, written by J. Patrick Gannon, PhD. The manual is an updated and expanded edition of his book, Soul Survivors: A New Beginning for Adults Abused as Children. The other half is the peer support group meeting, supported by the materials and resources of the ASCA Program. Here, the meetings are referred to as Survivors Anonymous Group meetings because the ASCA Program is encapsulated within the setting of a private Meetup group, thus allowing anonymity.

​Within each of the three main stages of the ASCA recovery program below are seven steps. The peer support group meetings are intended to supplement the work outline in the manual. The "Survivor to Thriver" manual is available at no cost in online and PDF form, or you may order a printed copy for about $26 (including tax and mail costs). ​

1. Remembering

The first stage of the Survivor to Thriver process is remembering there was trauma. The first step of this stage is to recognize some sort of crisis brought us to the realization that something's not right with how we feel and/or how we are responding to the world around us. This stage is about recognizing and embracing the inner child in us.

2. Mourning

The second stage of the Survivor to Thriver process is mourning. It is about grieving the loss of the childhood we wish we had. It is also about recognizing the impact the child abuse has had on our growing up as well as on our present day adult lives, which may include poor habits and destructive behaviors we developed that no longer serve us.

3. Healing

The third stage of the Survivor to Thriver process is healing from the abuse and the resulting issues in our adult lives. It is about integrating as a whole, healthy person. We learn to equip ourselves with tools to help keep us balanced and centered. In fact, we may come to choose to go beyond mere survival and truly thrive.

​We are a work in progress!!Not only are we working on ourselves, we're working on this website to add more useful information.